Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 60 | 166 | 159 | 112 | 72 | 135 | 60 | 124 | 121 | 161 | 207 | 115 | 165 | 135 | 107 | 72 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:41AM4.17m | 9:56PM4.61m | 10:14AM4.29m | 10:31PM4.67m | 10:49AM4.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.34m | 5:06AM0.19m | 5:11PM0.35m | 5:39AM0.26m | 5:43PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | NNW 5 |
30 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 60 | 166 | 159 | 112 | 72 | — | 18 | 22 | 121 | 135 | 45 | 115 | 165 | 135 | 107 | 72 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | — | SW 10 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — |
— | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 7 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | SW 8 |
2 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 135 | 60 | 124 | — | 161 | 207 | 104 | 149 | 100 | 38 | — | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 132 | 138 | 141 | 0 | 3 | 252 | 70 | 201 | 312 | 170 | 137 | 3 | 3 | 457 | 262 | 253 | 120 | 3 | 126 | 3 |
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